Taking W.E.B.'s black consciousness to another level, Jackson's poem remixed to infusing much needed truth and positivity to a starved black psyche, soul, and life; much like James Brown's, "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud); anthems for blacks national and international.

His PUSH/Excel combined visions of black pride and inclusiveness, with soliciting and gaining advances in education and jobs for urban youth. Jackson helped forge ties with leading companies and corporations within the black community, bringing major businesses into, and helping develop, black business people and businesses.

The New Rainbow Coalition, Rev. Jackson's presidential organization, mobilized supporters across the spectra, while focusing his campaign on the issues of the disenfranchised,
the underrepresented, women, gays, and minorities.

It's unfortunate some choose to criticize without respect, in my opinion, while discussing and discounting Jesse Jackson and his Dan Gilbert Lebron James slave analogy.

Blair LM Kelley, professor, and author said, "LeBron James is a free man...None of this has anything to do with slavery." Ironic, don't you think? And Jesse Jackson has nothing to do with the Civil Rights Movement, either.

Elon James White, writer, and comedian, said, " All families have an uncle who says crazy things that might be based in some sort of reality...please meet black people's Uncle Jesse." Uncle Elon is being what the Native Americans call a dick. Please, James, just sit down and finish eating your turkey, grownfolk talkin' here.

Instead of being put to pasture with disdain and distain, Rev. Jackson's legacy should be respected and revered, even when you dont agree with what he says. NBA commissioner David Stern showed great veneration when he said, "Rev Jackson is, as he rarely is, mistaken." Our generation next should be taking notes.

While we dont always agree with everything Rev. Jackson says, you can't just dismiss his contributions to and for black people, and the world. He deserves more; thanks Jesse, for keeping hope alive.

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I can't discount his past civil rights work, but what bothers me about his recent comments on Dan Gilbert and Lebron James is that he made them period. Oscar Grant only has one city speaking on the injustice that is his murder, but rather than make his public voice heard about this, Jackson chose to talk about private infighting between two multimillionaires. Jackson's past can't be discounted, but he has done nothing to warrant a pass for his present action.

Sorry to say #oscargrant really didnt get any justice. It appears it really is only just us. Jesse Jackson helped to show the world how it was just us, and helped bring in some changes. Perfect no but no need to put him out to pasture. If nothing else, he can pass down wisdom about how the job ahead needs to get done.